Category Archives: Elderly

Asha: source of hope for Samarti Devi, abandoned Elderly Widow in Mayapuri Slum

Asha: source of hope for Samarti Devi, abandoned Elderly Widow in Mayapuri Slum

Here is the story of 75-year-old Samarti Devi, a native of UP, who lives alone in the Mayapuri slum Southwest Delhi. She was married very young age and came to Mayapuri with her husband and five sons. All her sons work as labourers nearby scrapyards, are married and live close by. Samrati Devi takes turns…

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Dr Kiran hosts New Year lunch for the the Elderly, spreading Hope and Joy

Dr Kiran hosts New Year lunch for the the Elderly, spreading Hope and Joy

Hello folks, as I sat and reflected on how I would like to ring in the New Year, I decided to invite some of the poorest and most abandoned elderly from Asha for a sumptuous lunch today. And what a wonderful time we had. There were all kinds, those who had no one in the…

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Asha: A True Refuge for Sheela, a paralyzed, abandoned elderly in Zakhira Slum

Asha: A True Refuge for Sheela, a paralyzed, abandoned elderly in Zakhira Slum

Asha has been looking after Sheela and Ramyag, an abandoned elderly couple in the Zakhira Slum colony, for the last 12 years. Sheela suffered from a paralytic attack in 2010, and since then, she has been bedridden. Ramyag, a heart patient, left his daily labour job in a perfume-making enterprise to look after her as…

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Dr Kiran Practising Servanthood in Leadership with the Elderlies from Asha’s Dr Ambedkar Basti slum community.

Dr Kiran Practising Servanthood in Leadership with the Elderlies from Asha’s Dr Ambedkar Basti slum community.

Hello folks, I had a light bulb moment as I sat one afternoon reflecting on the elderly and the untouchables in the slums who have suffered so much all their lives. Asha has been a place where we have had all manner of wonderful friends and visitors over the past many years. We have shared…

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